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1966 R. R. SEEBER, JR.. ETAL 3,230,512

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1956 R. R. SEEBER, JR, ETAL 3,230,512

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1. IN A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, APPARATUS COMPRISING STORAGE MEANS HAVING A PLURALITY OF STORAGE LOCATIONS, EACH LOCATION FOR STORING SIGNALS REPRESENTING A UNIT OF INFORMATION, CONTROL MEANS FOR CONDITIONING SAID STORAGE MEANS TO STORE SIGNALS REPRESENTING UNITS OF INFORMATION IN SAID STORAGE LOCATIONS IN A PREDETERMINED ORDER BASED UPON AN ASSIGNMENT OF RANK TO EACH UNIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INFORMATION CONTENT IN A PORTION OF THE UNIT, AND RETRIEVAL MEANS OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO SAID CONTROL MEANS FOR SUCCESSIVELY EXTRACTING SIGNALS REPRESENTING A UNIT OF INFORMATION FROM SAID STORAGE MEANS IN THE PREDETERMINED ORDER. 